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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Apr 2

Federal agents using unmarked cars to detain immigrants—like a Tufts student in MA—raises major #HumanRights alarms. Now the #Trump admin is sending immigrants to #GuantanamoBay, sparking legal battles from the #ACLU over violations of #DueProcess. #Immigration

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Apr 2

During his 25-hr speech, #CoryBooker called out the #Trump admin for attacks on the #DepartmentOfEducation, ignoring #JudicialMandates, deporting protesters, slashing #SocialPrograms & targeting the #VeteransAssociation—framing it as a moral, not partisan, fight.

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Apr 2

Over 200M #X users’ data leaked in a massive breach, incl. emails & metadata. Hacker “ThinkingOne” says 2.8B accounts total were exposed—claims no response from #X or #ElonMusk. Breach may be largest ever. #xAI now owns X. #BreachForums #SafetyDetectives #CVS

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 31

Early vote now—WI Supreme Court race matters. It could uphold the 1849 abortion ban, allow rigged #Redistricting maps, and help overturn a presidential election. #SusanCrawford over #BradSchimel & billionaire-backed #ElonMusk. Vote by April 1. #WisconsinElection

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 31

#Tesla is suing #Wisconsin to sell cars directly, but state law blocks it. Now #ElonMusk is pouring millions into the #WisconsinSupremeCourt race to back #BradSchimel—hoping a win shifts the court and clears the way. Major #CampaignFinance & #ElectionIntegrity concerns.

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 31

#RuthBaderGinsburg once said the true symbol of the U.S. is the #pendulum—when it swings too far, it comes back. From #civilrights to #womensrights, history proves we can correct course. Join us April 5th to help swing it back. #socialjustice #Ginsburg

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 31

#ElonMusk is making waves in Wisconsin, handing out $1M checks at a town hall to back #BradSchimel and fight “activist judges.” Critics call it election buying. Total spending now tops $81M—most expensive judicial race ever. #AmericaPAC #CampaignFinance #ElectionIntegrity

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 31

#ThePeoplesUnionUSA, founded by #JohnSchwarz, is calling for a 72-hour #EconomicBlackout April 18–21. Inspired by historic actions like the #MontgomeryBusBoycott & #DelanoGrapeStrike, the goal: shift power back to the people. Support local. #EconomicResistance

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 31

#BarackObama backs #JudgeSusanCrawford in the April 1st #WisconsinSupremeCourt race, calling her the only candidate ready to protect key rights. Opponent Brad Schimel is backed by $12M+ from #ElonMusk, raising #CampaignFinance concerns. #AbortionRights #JudicialElections

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 31

#DonaldTrump visited his own golf properties 428 times in his first term—playing 261 rounds—costing taxpayers over $100M. Each #MarALago trip cost ~$3.6M. His frequent #PresidentialGolf raised #ConflictOfInterest & #TaxpayerSpending concerns. #GovernmentExpenditures

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 31

Tyrants fear educated citizens. Slaveholders banned reading. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media. That’s why #Trump attacks #education, #science, #museums & the #arts. Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny.

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 29

“I have a #Trans daughter… there are people who want to annihilate her.” — #JamieLeeCurtis speaks out with fear and fierce love. She’s using her voice to fight for #TransRights. We should too. #WomensHistoryMonth #Activism #StrongWomen #YourHandInMine

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 29

Trump promised the stock market would soar. Instead, the #S&P500 dropped 7%, the #DowJones lost trillions, and investors are panicking. Under #JoeBiden, the market hit all-time highs. Now? #MarketCorrection #MarketVolatility #TradePolicies #Tariffs

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 28

Far-right influencers are charging $10K for the #NatalConference, a matchmaking event to “repopulate the Earth.” Backed by #ElonMusk and run by #KevinDolan, the event pushes #Pronatalism and ties to #eugenics. This is real.

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 28

After a miscarriage at 19 weeks, #SelenaMariaChandlerScott was charged in Georgia with “concealing a death.” Advocates say this is a dangerous result of #FetalPersonhood laws that criminalize #PregnancyLoss.

#ReproductiveRights #PregnancyJustice #Georgia #ProChoice

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 28

The #TrumpAdministration is scrubbing history. An order led by VP #JDVance targets Smithsonian exhibits, bans trans women from the Women’s Museum & purges DEI from Pentagon sites—while the #1776Commission rewrites history to downplay injustice.

#WhitewashingHistory #DEI #Smithsonian #Pentagon

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 28

Rep. #JimHimes pressed DNI #TulsiGabbard on retweeting Russian state media figures. She replied it was from her “personal account.” Critics say her past comments echo Kremlin talking points on Ukraine.

#HouseIntelligenceCommittee #ForeignPolicy #RussianStateMedia

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 28

#ElonMusk says he’ll leave DC by end of May after hitting his 130-day cap as a special gov employee under #DonaldTrump. Claims his team cut $1 trillion from the deficit, averaging “$4 billion a day, every day.” Leading #DOGE, he’s not done yet.

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 28

If #DonaldTrump can run for a 3rd term, what stops #BarackObama from doing the same? The #TwentySecondAmendment exists for a reason. Undermining it risks a full-blown constitutional crisis. We’ve been thinking about this since day one. But still… #PresidentialTermLimits

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 28

Elon Musk says he’s “going after” those spreading Tesla propaganda—while mocking gender identity, attacking #DEI, and calling pronouns “Prosecute/Fauci.” The irony writes itself. #ElonMusk #Tesla #Propaganda #GenderIdentity #WokeCulture

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 28

“It’d be the biggest revolution in government since the original revolution,” says #ElonMusk. On complaints from seniors losing #SocialSecurity: “The loudest voices are usually fraudsters.” No empathy. Just cuts.

#DOGE #GovernmentReform #BudgetCuts

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 28

“You voted for Trump?”
“I did.”
“Do you regret it?”
“Yes. To cut the knees out of the working class doesn’t make sense. I expected more.”
Federal workers laid off after top performance ratings are now speaking out.

#DonaldTrump #FederalLayoffs #WorkingClass #JobInsecurity

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 26

#Tesla was founded in 2003 by #MartinEberhard & #MarcTarpenning. They built the Roadster prototype & secured funding before #ElonMusk joined in 2004. Musk didn’t start Tesla—he funded it, then took over & rewrote the story. #JoeRogan #JBStraubel #IanWright

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 26

After attacks from the #Trump admin, trans Americans & allies will gather in DC for #TransDayOfVisibility. Join the #ChristopherStreetProject rally on March 31, 4–6PM, Nat’l Mall. Celebrate trans joy, rights, & resilience. #CapitalPrideAlliance

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Vote In Or Out @voteinorout.bsky.social · Mar 26

We’re reading Abundance by #EzraKlein & #DerekThompson. Air pollution kills 7–9M yearly—more than war, disasters, & crashes combined. Yet the #Trump admin rolled back key #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency rules that protect public health. #PresidentTrump